JAKARTA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government will give 4.1 trillion rupiahs (274 million U.S. dollars) of additional fund to state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) to speed up the construction of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR).
PT KAI's vice president of public relations, Joni Martinus, said Thursday in a statement, "KAI has committed to immediately complete the HSR construction. The train will be a medium for people to transport quickly and safely," he said.
According to the company, the progress of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR project has reached 76 percent. Trains will operate on a 142.3-km double track that will stop at four stations. ■